Vulnerability in Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X

CVE-2016-5087

Alertus Desktop Notification before 2.9.31.1710 on OS X uses weak permissions for configuration files and unspecified other files, which allows local users to suppress emergency notifications or change content via standard filesystem operations.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5087?
CVE-2016-5087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-5087?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.